Would you recommend this seat for triplet newborns? Three in a row while rear-facing.
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I have twins. I strongly recommend the Graco Snugride 30 Infant Carrier until they are at least six months. You will not want to wake sleeping babies when you get home! And the infant support on the Combi pushes small babies heads forward, which is not good for NICU babies. I speak from experience...I have twins, one was in NICU, and used to foster newborns. I have never had a baby under ten pounds that fit well in this. Three across would be hard to buckle, unless you can reach through the trunk or over the top from the front seat. The buckle pieces have to be overlapped to snap in together at the crotch. That being said, we love this seat for small spaces! My first born used this seat in our sports car for several years. Very light weight and convenient. Can be a pain to install rear facing, if you don't have a tether point. If you buy these, you will want to go to a car seat installation station (check with your hospital). Also, I'll warn you that your babies will likely outgrow these seats by height before they are old enough to use a booster. I ended up buying Britax Boulevards for mine. They have higher quality fabric that is way easier to wipe to clean (you do not want to have to remove the covers when they poop through their clothes or spit up). They also work fine for tiny babies, if you absolutely don't want to purchase infant carriers. Three across all rear facing, all forward facing, and any combination of rear/forward works fine with Britax in our GMC Terrain. Combis are slightly narrower and take up less front to back space, so if you're driving a tiny car, these are for you! If you have a retailer near you, most baby stores will let you take them to the car to try them out. I got a great deal on my Graco carriers at Kohls w/cashback and 30% off. Amazon does occasionally have great deals in the open box section, too. (My other must purchase items for multiples are an Ergobaby Backpack and Podee Feeding System) Congratulations! It will get easier around six months!
28418
I loved the seat, but only had it for one, and didn't use it for her as a newborn. It's certainly one of the smallest footprint seats I've seen. It would not allow you to pop the seat in and out of the car with the baby in it, which one big advantage of the other sort of seat.
28419
Yes, I would. My son was 6lbs. At birth and fit well in this car seat, especially with the insert that's included. We used the car seat rear facing until he was 2 years and 8 months old.
1262444
Yes this car seat is wondeful! I did two hours of research and found this one to be one of the best! My son is pretty tall for his age and this rear facing was great for him bc it allows for taller children to still be rear facing!!
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Yes, this seat may be used in the rear-facing position for a newborn baby that is over 5 lbs. Infant Positioning Insert may be necessary for small infants to achieve a snug fit of the harness around your child (sold separately). However, you may find an "infant carseat" more satisfactory and/or convenient for the first six months of your baby's life, as they are portable. We moved up to the Britax Advocate 70-G3 when our baby out-grew her "infant seat". Furthermore, if expense is key and you can not aford to buy two carseats, infant seat and convertable seat, then get the convertable seat as it will last you the longest and it is the best value for your money. Good luck with your little one! Yes, this seat may be used in the rear-facing position for a newborn baby that is over 5 lbs. Infant Positioning Insert may be necessary for small infants to achieve a snug fit of the harness around your child (sold separately). However, you may find an "infant carseat" more satisfactory and/or convenient for the first six months of your baby's life, as they are portable. We moved up to the Britax Advocate 70-G3 when our baby out-grew her "infant seat". Furthermore, if expense is key and you can not aford to buy two carseats, infant seat and convertable seat, then get... » Read More Yes, this seat may be used in the rear-facing position for a newborn baby that is over 5 lbs. Infant Positioning Insert may be necessary for small infants to achieve a snug fit of the harness around your child (sold separately). However, you may find an "infant carseat" more satisfactory and/or convenient for the first six months of your baby's life, as they are portable. We moved up to the Britax Advocate 70-G3 when our baby out-grew her "infant seat". Furthermore, if expense is key and you can not aford to buy two carseats, infant seat and convertable seat, then get the convertable seat as it will last you the longest and it is the best value for your money. Good luck with your little one! « Show Less
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This is just a double. You may want to research a triple stroller and if they can or can't hold 3 car seats.
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You have to do what you feel is safest for your little one. That being said, the seats do lean back as far as you want them to. I think a 5 month old would be just fine. I'm not sure what model year I have. We bought it new in January of 2014. I love it even more now than when I wrote the original review.
1207536
It does not make any problem for my twins.This stroller is excellent we really like it so much. The only problem my wife is facing is that it is heavy for her and the seats are not very comfortable for babies. You need to put a blanket or something else below.
1435163
It has a large, deep seat that is one piece-- the whole seat reclines, not just the back. For a newborn you would need some kind of insert like a snuzzler to make it more comfortable and offer body support.
22832
Well this is the way I look at it. I have big babies (over 9lbs at birth) and my first two grew out of there other infant seats at 3-4 months old. Still being too little to sit in the cart on there own but to big for the infant seat. So to me any negatives that there might be of this seat are far outweighed by the fact that I don't have to worry about my soon to be new baby outgrowing the seat so fast.
885256
This seat is designed to be used forward facing only. Any infant younger than one year shoul be rear facing, so this seat will only suit a child over 12 months old.
102937
I believe so...I have one and I moved my daughter out of it before she was 3. It is a great seat to use after the infant seat but once they get to be around 2 and they want to sit up, this isn't the seat for you.
1360655
He needs to be two for this car seat. American Academy of Pediatrics best practice is rear facing until two.
1285024
Yes, both seats can be reclined to the 3 positions. However note that even in the full recline it is realy just the back that is horizontal even though the picture looks like the whole body is horizontal. So the baby's legs are not lying flat. But should work for a new born. We started using it when my daughter was 4 months. She prefers the stroller seat over her car seat so we hardly used the attachment. Overall a great stroller.
1820521
I love this seat, but PLEASE DO NOT put a 1 yr old in it! In fact, no child under 3 should be in it due to it being a ff seat. They should be kept rear facing as long as possible. *EMT-B and Car seat safety specialist
1036064
Yes, but I believe you are only supposed to use the most reclined position. I think I found the official recommendation on uppa baby's website. We used the snug seat from very early on and liked it. Hope that helps!
1165816
We have been considerign purchasing this, can anyone attest to the true smaller size this posts. I just bought a Nissan Versa and thought 3 kids would fit comfortably in the back seat (not quite). We currently have the Evenflo Triumph, Fisher Price Safe Voyage booster, and an 11 year old that gets squeezed wherever she fits. The kids are actually 3, 9, and 11. The 9 year old still needs the booster-he is only 60 pounds. I am considering purchasing this car seat but only if I can get all three kids comfortable in the back seat. This would replace the Triumph.
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No. All infant car seats are rear-facing only. If you want a car seat you can switch to forward facing later, look at convertible car seats. They are designed to do this. Also the new recommendations from the American Pediatric Association, I believe, are to keep your child rear facing for 2 years, and the higher weight capacity of 30 lbs is designed to help you do that with this seat.
1005002
Im not sure why you couldn't use for newborns...we used an insert for the carseat and laid the seat down..however I had to return because it was too big. I ended up getting a phil &teds; navigator with double kit which I love. Although its not side by side.